Turning and Carving Archives - Page 42 of 45

What is your best method for removing the marks left from carbon paper (the kind that used to be used with typewriters)? Sometimes the lines or smudges aren't carved away…

Do you sit or stand when carving? Most carving projects I've tackled are too large to be done from a seated position, but my feet sure get tired from standing…

I was just approached to make a pair of hickory drumsticks (my first). What moisture content should I be starting with? Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

I'm putting up some sassafras panelling on a workroom divider wall. I was wondering what, if any, finish I should use. Not planning on staining it. Thanks.

I am making a chippendale pie crust table -mahogheny wood.  I am interested in appropriate   patterns for the carved   designs  on the upper part of  the claw foot legs and …

I'm not a turner myself, but I found this link: http://www.turnyourhead.com/ pretty cool. “Expectation strolls through the spacious fields of Time towards Opportunity.” Umberto Eco, The Island of the Day…

I'm new to power sculpting and am looking at flexible shaft tools. I'm working on a sculpture that is 42" tall. After roughing with a chainsaw, and shaping with a…

Hello, I've got a basic set of pfeil carving chisels and have used them very little but am now having the time to do more carving. Can some one give…

  I will be starting a project in the near future (a reproduction of an oak Jacobean livery cupboard) that requires a substantial amount of carving. I have done some carving…

I'm reading a cool little British handbook on carving titled Practical Woodcarving and Gilding by William Wheeler and Charles H Hayward. It's surprising to me that there is a whole…